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#B7CFAE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B7CFAE

With the hex code #B7CFAE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 81% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 6.7 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6AECF, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red183
Green207
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.7
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.8

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #B7CFAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B7CFAE.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B7CFAE.
12.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B7CFAE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B7CFAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2C9AC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC7AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B7CCC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B7CFAE?

With the hex code #B7CFAE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 81% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B7CFAE?

Use black text. Black on #B7CFAE has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B7CFAE?

Its complementary colour is #C6AECF, and analogous partners are #C8CFAE and #AECFB5.